Author: Marilee Leishman

3 Qualities of a Good Parent

3 Qualities of a Good Parent

I tried something new in this video….talking. 🙂 I discuss some of the inspiration behind the song Home to Me and then 3 qualities of a good parent. What do you think? Do you agree with the qualities I chose?

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

I was searching through some Christmas Music to decide which song I wanted to cover for December when I came across the original version of this song. It’s from the movie “Meet me in St. Louis” sung by Judy Garland. I really enjoy the first lyrics. They have a bit more emotional tension than I feel the later versions have. For instance:

How to receive free MP3 recordings

How to receive free MP3 recordings

I want to let you know about a new feature I am offering. Those who subscribe to MarileeKayMusic.com by entering their email address in the sidebar under “Sign up to receive free MP3 recordings” will receive an email in the middle of the month with the latest mp3 recording attached! Free downloads are only available for a short period of time, so this will make it super easy to download all of my music for free as it comes out.

All Creatures Of Our God and King & Free sheet music

All Creatures Of Our God and King & Free sheet music

I hope that we can be a little more grateful, kind and in awe of the bounteous blessings we’ve all been given this month. I know I could really benefit from a more consistent and frequent shift in my perspective. I will try to do my best to express my thanks and appreciation to God and those around me this November.

I Can’t Explain It

I Can’t Explain It

This is a song that for me was more of an expression of a feeling than anything else. The feeling is more complex than just one emotion like joy, contentment, peace or love. Thus, the title “I Can’t Explain It”.

Set Sail

Set Sail

I wrote Set Sail for my husband Brad and performed it for him at our wedding reception back in 2004. A friend of mine, who was at the reception, recently asked about the song and suggested I record it. So

Just Feel

Just Feel

As human beings we all experience negative emotion. We are supposed to! It’s a part of life. Many people think that we should always be happy and feel good all the time. But it is in the difficulty that we grow and it is in the trials that we learn and it is the contrast that helps us appreciate all the positive and happy emotions more deeply.

Yesterday by The Beatles

Yesterday by The Beatles

Here is a cover song (my own arrangement) of the song Yesterday by The Beatles. It’s such a classic song, one of the best, therefore it has been done and covered probably a million times….so I tried to make it my own.